According to recent statistics, around 0.4% of the population (one in every 250 people in the UK) identify themselves as gender non-binary.

Image:Taylor is an ambitious new intern working for Axe

"We were looking for a character that Axe could see himself in - someone as smart as Axe is and someone who Axe could potentially groom," creator Brian Koppelman told Entertainment Weekly.

"And as you pointed out, to have this male-dominated world of hedge funds and then introduce a gender non-binary character who was brilliant and ambitious but also someone who could take their own moral inventory was really interesting to us," he added.

"And of course, we noticed the way gender has become something that we're all discussing and learning knowing more about and grappling with. So it seemed really worth doing."

Image:Damian Lewis plays hedge fund manager Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod

Although born a woman, actor Asia Kate Dillon is also a gender non-binary star.

"I feel very proud to represent something on television that hasn't been represented before. I know it would have meant a lot to me, as a younger person, especially," they said.

My sex is Female. My gender identity is Non-binary. Sex is between legs. Identity is between ears. Visibility matters. We out here, fam! ✌❤✊